A small and rather anonymous Metal (..& etc) imprint of the gigantic MCA concern. Their signings seem terribly random...? *bangs fist on table, shouting: "who the hell is running this place!?"*

A tell-tale sign that this was but a small appendix of a major is that there's more promos & singles bearing the label imprint than there are actual albums. I endured the grunge'n'glam crap 'til the bitter end, all for the sake of Voivod. Hail me!

Cover

Cat#

Artist

Title

Format

Year

Comment

MCA-42175

Stone

s/t

LP/CD

1988

As the first release of bigarse MCA's newly formed Metal-imprint
you'd expect something a wee bit more original & ear-catching than the mere Not-Bad'ness of this confoundingly pedestrian Thrash-light-affair.

Licensed from Megamania. Different sleeve art from original.

MCA-42187

Violence

Eternal Nightmare

LP/CD

1988

Perhaps one step up the ladder from Stone, I never saw quite as much greatness in Violence as many of my fellow Metal-fans, but it's mostly the vocal-style that rubs me the wrong way..

MCA-42259
/
MCA8455

Dream Theater

When Dream And Day Unite

LP

1988

Some great melodies and ideas sprinkled about this album, but it's just too fucking ADULT for my taste.

MCA-6300

Bang Tango

Psycho Café

LP/CD

1989

Not Metal. Sleaze.

MCA-6326

Voivod

Nothingface

LP/CD

1989

I can't for the life of me think of another album from a former Thrash band that still worked and even exceeded some of the older, more extreme stuff. The last of The Perfect VOIVOD Albums is perfect and even song rule, with "Pre-Ignition" perhaps ruling a bit more still...

MCA 6389

Trixter

s/t

LP/CD

1990

Not Metal. Radio/hair-rock of the most dire ilk...

MCA 10196

Bang Tango

Dancin' On Coals

LP/CD

1991

Not Metal. Hard Rock.

The vinyl version is only available as a German pressing.

MCA 10293

Voivod

Angel Rat

LP/CD

1991

I really don't have any major problems with the pop'ishness and in fact "The Prow" is one of my top 5 fave Voivod tunes. It's the lack of weird and the fact that it looks more cool than it really is that bugs me.

The vinyl version is only available as a German pressing.

1-24525

Tad

Inhaler

LP/CD

1993

Not Metal. Grunge.

(co-released by Giant Records)

MCA-10701

Voivod

The Outer Limits

LP/CD

1993

The kind of album I'd really love to re-discover and declare a lost masterpiece but so far I haven't succeeded, so instead of writing something I'll regret 10 years from now I guess I'll just keep trying...

The vinyl version is only available as a German pressing and does not bear the Mechanic logo, but was credited solely to mother-label MCA.

9 24551-2

Seed

Ling

CD

1994

Not Metal. Grunge.

(co-released by Giant Records)

7559-61789-1

Tad

Infrared Riding Hood

LP/CD

1995

Not Metal. Grunge.
The vinyl version is only available as a German pressing.

Singles & Promos

-

Stone

Real Delusion / Final Countdown / No Commands

MC

1988

L33-17559
/
MCA 7935

Stone

Get Stoned / No Commands

12"

1988

-

Violence

Rough Demo

MC

1988

4-song promo featuring rough demo-versions of 3 songs that would appear on the "Eternal Nightmare" album, plus the demo-only song "Paraplegic".

VOMIT 1

Violence

Eternal Nightmare

10"

1988

A limited amount of this UK-only edition also came out with the infamous "vomit pack" plastic sleave, with a sealed extra pocket filled with fake vomit on the front.

L33-17608
/
MCA8088

Violence

Eternal Nightmare / Phobophobia

12"

1988

CD 45-17783

Dream Theater

Status Seeker

CDS

1989

1-song promo

CD 45-17783

Dream Theater

Afterlife

CDS

1989

1-song promo

L33-17854
/
CD 45-17848

Bang Tango

Attack Of Life

12" / CDS

1989

Not Metal. Sleaze.

L33-17855
/
CD45-17853

Bang Tango

Someone Like You

12" / CDS

1989

Not Metal. Sleaze.

C33-17978

Voivod

Four-Song Sampler

MC

1989

CD45-17979

Voivod

Astronomy Domine / The Unknown Knows

CDS

1989

L33-18050

Voivod

Interview with Legs McNeil

12"

1989

-

Voivod

Questionface

MC

1989

Supposedly a mix of the interview above and tape-loop manipulations of Voivod music.

CD45-18196

Voivod

Into My Hypercube / Missing Sequences

CDS

1989

CD45-18225

Bang Tango

Love Injection

CDS

1990

Not Metal. Sleaze.

1-song promo

L33-18334
/
CD45-18244

Trixter

Line Of Fire

12" / CDS

1990

Not Metal. Hard/soft rock.

L33-18392
/
CD45-18393

Trixter

Give It To Me Good

12" / CDS

1990

Not Metal. Hard/soft rock.

CD45-1098
/
CD45-1307

Trixter

One In A Million

CDS

1990

Not Metal. Hard/soft rock.

2- and 3-song-versions editions exist.

CD45-1281

Bang Tango

Soul To Soul

CDS

1991

Not Metal. Sleaze.

1-song promo

CD45-1412

Trixter

Surrender

CDS

1990

Not Metal. Sleaze.

C45-1422

Bang Tango

Dancin' On Coals

MC

1991

Not Metal. Sleaze.

5-song promo

CD45-1446

Bang Tango

Dancin' On Coals

CDS

1991

Not Metal. Hard Rock.

1-song promo

CD45-1447

Bang Tango

Untied And True

CDS

1991

Not Metal. Sleaze.

1-song promo

CD45-2000

Voivod

Angel Rat Sampler

CDS

1991

4 cuts from the full-length, though different mixes.

MCA5P-2309

Trixter

Road Of A Thousand Dreams

CDS

1992

Not Metal. Hard/soft rock.

9086-19001-4

V/A

The Apathy, And The Ecstasy

MC

1993?

Promo comp featuring artist on both Mechanic an another Metal- and alternative-focused MCA sublabel, Futurist. Featuring: